Woe to you Hokie Bird!

September 10, 2006 · Filed Under Rants, Roanoke Happenings 

What’s the deal with all the vandalism to the Hokie Bird statues in Blacksburg? Is it some disgruntled local? A rival mascot? Some other group of miscreants? Whoever it is, it’s not really funny and I hope they are caught and prosecuted. From what I’ve read, those fiberglass statues are around $7500 each! Someone needs to be turned over the proverbial knee and given a good spanking.

Hokie Bird statues (a map of their locations [pdf])–

That I May Serve – Nick Brantley Memorial” by Sarah Meadows of Bedford honors the life of Navy Lt. Nick Brantley, a Virginia Tech alumni and previous commander of the Virginia Tech Corp of Cadets.

Hokie Kopia” by Michael St. Germain

Word Bird” by Kathleen Lunsford

Motion Technology for Sea, Air, Land and Space” by Phil Stevens

Everything is Coming Up Roses” by Senior Center art class

Hokie Bird Paints the Town” by Senior Center art class

These people on Flickr love their Hokie Bird statue!

(I will add more as I have time, and feel free to add links in the comments and I’ll add the bird here, thanks!)

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One Response to “Woe to you Hokie Bird!”

  1. Marty Martin on September 12th, 2006 3:51 pm

    More vandalism on Tuesday and Wednesday…that makes at least a dozen damaged turkeys.

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